politically correct
Gen X#socialMeaning. Attentive to language or behavior considered socially respectful or inclusive.
See it in a sentence
That campus was very politically correct.
How each generation says it
The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.
- Gen ZNo word for this one yet.
- Gen AlphaNo word for this one yet.
- Millennial
- Gen X · this onepolitically correct
- Boomer
- Plain Englishattentive to language or behavior considered socially respectful or inclusive
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